Portable vessel or bottle for holding and shipping liquid air or other liquid gases.



Patented Apr. 3, |900.

1J. F. PLAGE. PGRTABLE VESSEL 0R BOTTLE FDR HOLDING AND SHIPPING LIQUID AIB 0R OTHER LlUID GASES.

(Application Bled Dea. 18, 1899.)

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No. 646,459. Patented Apr. 3, |900..

.1. F. PLACE.. PORTBLE VESSEL 0B BDTTLE FOR HOLUIG AND SHIPPING LIQUID AIR 0R OTHER LIQUID GASES.

(Application tiled Deo. 18, 1899.) (NMfJdGl- 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

INVENTOR wlTNEssES UNITED 'l STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. PLACE, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW-JERSEY.

PORTABLE VESSEL R BOTTLE FOR HOLDING AND SHIPPING LIQUID AIR 0R OTHEII LIQUID GASES.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 646,459, dated April 3, 1900.

Application filed December 18. 1899. Serial No. 740,634. (No muriel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it `known that I, JAMES F. PLACE, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Glen Ridge, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Portable Bottle or Vessel for Holding and Shipping Liquid'Air or other Liquid Gases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates.to improvements in portable vessels or bottles for holdingr liquid air or other liquid gases.

The obj ect of my invention is to thoroughly insulate the liquid-holding bottle from the heat of the atmosphere and to reinforce the insulation by making use of the refrigeration of such vapors as necessarily escape from the bottle.

My invention is more particularly an improvement on my improved liquid-air bottle or portable vessel as described in application for patent, Serial No. 737,395.

The objects sought I attain by the mechanism, construction, and methods illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

`Figure 1 is-a vertical section of my improved bottle for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, showingfull details `of construc-` tion and method of insulation. Fig. 2 is a cross or horizontal section of my portable bottle for holding liquid-air or other liquid gases about midway between the handles and the bottom of outside case, wall, o1.: receptacle. Fig. 3 is a plan view, showing perforations, of a section of the perforated annular fiber ring which incloses the neck of the liquidholding bottle and separates .the same from the outside case. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a sect-ion of same annular fiber ring as shown in Fig. 3, but with a modification in style or shape of the perforations.

Similar reference-marks refer to similar parts in all the drawings.

1 is the liquid-holding bottle,its outside surface being polished to lessen radiation of heat and having a vacuum or partial-vacuum insulating-space 2, inclosed by an air-tight case 3, which incloses the vacuum or partial-vacuum space 2 and immediately surrounds or in'- closes the liquid-holding bottle and which incloses and surrounds said neck 1. This airtight case is securely fixed-#either brazed,

zsoldered, or sci-ewed--air-tiglit around and to the neck of the bom@ at 3', At 41s shown a relief-valve, held to its seat over the mouth of the liquid-holding bottle 1 by the spring 5, and 4 is a pliable washer or packing to make tight the valve in operation. At 6 I have an 'expansion-chamber outside of and surrounding the neck of said liquid-holding bottle, which expansion-chamber is connected with the opening of said relief-valve by the perforations or ports 7 in and around the cap 8, which is screwed onto or otherwise xed to the neck of said liquid-holding bottle. cap 8 also incloses and holds the relief-valve 4 in place. Under pressure exerted within the liquid-holding bottle 1 the valve 4 is opened against the spring and the liquid gases, cold air, or vapors thereof are released aid ,passing through the ports 7, are expanded in the chamber 6, thus greatly increasing the y refrigeration'and absorbing any heat around the neck of the bottle. At 9 and 12 to rein force the vacuum insulation I have a series of refrigerating downward and upward airpassages. These downward passages are formed by corrugated paper (orothermaterial ol" low heat conductivity) folded around the outside of the air-tight vacuum inclosing case 3, as shown in Fig. 2. At 10, Figs. 1 and 2, is shown the outside case, Wall, or receptacle,

made of wood fiber or other material of low heat oonductivity,which incloses orsurrounds the. liquid-holding bottle 1, with its vacuum or partial-vacuum insulating-space 2 inclosed by the air-tight vacuum i'nclosin g case 3. This This outside' case is made in the form of a receptacle with a bottom and has a removable top or cover 10', its sides forming an annular wall, which separates the insulations or packing 11 and the series of downward refrigerating air-passages 9 from the outside or series of upward refrigeratingair-passages 12, (see Fig. 2.,) being fixed between said passages.

13 is a pail made of impervious material oflow heat conductivity which incloses the whole vessel including outside case, liquidholding bottle, vacuum inclosing case, refrigerating-passages, insulating-packings, &c. The outside ox: upward refrigerating air-passages 12 are formed between the outside case 10 and the pail 13 by the narrow strips of felt 14, (see Fig. 2,) which go down and bend un- IOO der the bottom of t-he case 10, (see Fig. 1,) and I thus form a rest for said case. The downward. refrigerating air-passages 9 end in an open cli-amber or space under the air-tight vacuum inclosing case 3 at 15. The cold air passes through the felt packing 1l and the perforated plate 1G into the aperture 17 through the bottom of the outside case and through the same into the space 18, between the bottom of the outside case and the bottom of the impervious pai-l 13, thence'into the upward refrigerating air-passages 12 (see Fig. 2) and out into the outside atmosphere. It will be seen that the series oi' downward refrigerating air-passages 9 on the inside of the annular wall l() and the series ot' upward refrigeratiug air-passages 12 on the outside of s aid wall 10 are thus connected together in the chambers 15 and 18 through the outlet 17, and the whole formsa continuous conduit or conduits for the-passage of the expanded cold air from the liquid-holdingbottle and expansion-chamber to the outside atmosphere.

19 is a perforated annular ring, made of wood fiber or other material of low heat conductivity, fixed between said liquid-holding bottle and said outside case or wall. The perforationsin this ring are for the purpose of lessening the passage of heat from the outsideA case or` wall to the bottle and are made oblong and in circles staggered, as shown in Fig. 3. A modification in-shape of holes is shown i-n Fig. 4. The points of cont-act are reduced by scarling or lievelingI the out- 'sde edge of this ring, as shown at 20. At 21 I have la double-passage tube connecting the inside'of said liquid-holding bottle with the outside atmosphere through the cocks-22 and 23. The Siphon-passage 24 connects with the cock 22,- and the Vapor-passage 25 connects.

with the cock 23. This tube is made fast to the cap 8 and is screwed into the part 26,--'

which holds the cocks 22 and 23, which by resting on the felt o r fiber washer 27 holds or f supports the liquid-holding bottle by suspending it from the top or cover 10' of the outside case. This construction makesit unnecessary to provide any rest for the liquidholding bottle or the air-tight vacuum inclosing case, thereby reducing the point of con' tact bet-Ween said bottle and the outside case and making it more difficult for the heat to penetrate to the bottle. y

28 is a cork, felt, or fiber insulating stopper or ring inserted in the top of cover 10' to in immediately surrounding said bottle; a secase, immediately surrounding said bottle; a series of refrigerating downward air-passages and a series of refrigerating upward air-passagessurrounding said air-tight case au outside case or wall of wood liber or other material of low heat conductivity fixed between said upward and said downward air-passages, and surrounding orinclosing said liquid-holding bottief and a pail of impervious material of low heat conductivity inclosin g or surrounding the whole, substantially. as set forth.

3. In a vessel'for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, the combination ofa liquid-holding bottle having a polished outside surface;

with a vacuum or partial-vacuum insulatingspace, inclosed by an air-tight case, immediately surrounding said bottle; a series of refrigeratng downward air-passages, and a series of refrigerating upward air-passages, surrounding said air-tight case; an outside case or wall of wood fiber or other material of low heat conductivity fixed between said upward and said downward air-passages, and surrounding or inclosing said liquid-holding bottle; and an impervious pail inclosing or surrounding the whole, substantially as set forth.

4. In a vessel forholding liquid air, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a vacuum or partial-vacuum insulating-space, inclosed by an air-tight case, immediately surrounding said bottle; with a relief-valve held to its seat over the mouthof said bottle by a spring; a cap fixed to the neck of said bottle, and having perforations or ports which connect vthe opening of said Valve with an expansion-chamber outside of and surrounding said neck, substantially as setforth.

5. In a vessel for holdingliquid air, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a vacuum or partial-vacuum insulating-space, inclosed by an air-tight case, immediately surrounding said bottle; with a relief-valve held to its seat over the mouth of said bottle by a spring; a cap fixedV to the neck of said bottle, and having perforations or ports which' connect the opening of said valve with an expansion-chamber outside of and surrounding said neck; and downward refrigerating air-passages surrounding said air-tight vacuum inclosing case, substantially as set forth'.

(i. Tn a vessel for holding liquid air or other TIO liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a vac u um or'partial-vacu um insulating-space,inclosed by an air-tight case,

immediatelysurrounding said bottle; with a relief-valve held to ils seat over the mouth of said bottle by a spring; a cap xed to the neck of said bottle and having perforations or ports which connect the opening of said valve with an expansion-chamber outside of and surl rounding said neck; a series each of downward and upward refrigerating air-passages surrounding said air-tight vacuum inclosing case; and an outside case or wall of wood ber, or other material of low heat conductivity, fixed between said upward and said downward air-passages, substantially as set forth.

8. In a vessel for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a vacu um or partial-vacuum insulating-space,inclosed b y anair-tight case,

immediately surrounding said bottle; with a 4downward and upward refrigeratiug air-passages surrounding said air-tight Vacuum inclosing case; an outside case or wall of wood ber, or other material of low heat conductivity, xed between said upward and said downward air-passages; and an impervious pail inclosing or surrounding the whole, substantially as set forth.

` 9. In a vessel for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of aliquid-holding bottle having a vacu um or partial-vacuum insulating-space, inclosed by an air-tight case, immediately surrounding said bottle; with a relief-valve held to its seat over the mouth of said bottle by a spring; a cap fixed to the neck of said bottle and having perforations or ports which connect the opening of said valve with an expansion-chamber outside of and sur- .rounding said neck; a series each of downward and connected therewith of upward refrigerating air-passages surrounding said 'airtight vacuum inclosing case; and an outside case or wall of wood ber, or other materialof low heat conductivity, fixed betwe'en said upward and said downward air-passages, substantially as set forth.

10. VIn a v'cssel for holdin gliquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holdlingbottle havinga vacu um or partial-vacuum o insulating-space, inclosed by an ai r-tight case,

immediatelyv surround-ing said bottle; with downward refrigerating air-passages, surrounding said air-tight case; a relief-valve held to its'seat over the mouth of said bottle by a spring; an outside case or wall of wood ber or other material of low heat conductivity, surrounding or inclosing said liquid-holding bottle with its said air-tight vacuum in- -closing case; and a perforated annular ber Isaid air-tight case; a relief-valve held to its seat over the mouth of said bottle by a spring;

a cap xed to the neck of said bottle, and having perforations or ports which connect: the openingof said valve with an expansionchamber, outside of and surrounding said neck; an outside case or wall of wood ber or other material of low heat conductivity, surrounding or inclosing said liquid-holding bottle with its said airtight vacuum inclosing case; and a perforated annular ber ring fixed between said liquid-holding bottle and said outside case or wall, substantially as set forth.

12. In a vessel for holdin gliqnid air or other liquid gases; the combination of 'a liquidholding'insu'lated bottle provided with a rel lief-'valve and an insulating vacuum chamber; with an outside case or receptacle, inclosing or surrounding said liquid-holding bottle; said liquid-holding bottle being suspended within said outside case by a tube from the top or cover of same-substantially as set forth.

13. In a vessel for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a vacuum or partial-vacuum insulating-space,inclosed by an air-tight case; with an outside case or receptacle of low heat conductivity, inclosing or surrounding said liquid holding bottle; insulati'ous between said outside case and said bottle; said liquidholding bottle being suspended within said outside case by a tube fr om the top of samesubstantially as set forth. s

14. In a vessel for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a vacuum or partial-vacu um insulating-space,inclosed by an air-tight case; with an outside case or receptacle of low heat conductivity, inclosing or surrounding said liquid-holding bottle; a reliefvalve held to its s eat over the mouth of said bottle by a IOO IOS

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spring; said liquid-holding bottle being suspended within said outside case by a tube from the top of same-substantially as set forth.

15. In alvessel for holding liquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holdin gbottle having a vacuum or partial-vacuum Youtside case by a tube from the top of samesubstantially as set forth.

16. In a vessel for holdingliquid air or other liquid gases, the combination of a liquid-holding bottle having a-vacuum or partial-vac n u m insulating-space,inclosed by an air-tight case; with an outside case or receptacle of low heat conductivity, inclosing .or surrounding said liquid-holding bottle; a reliefvalve held to its seat over the mouth of said bottle by a spring; an expansion-chamber connected by ports to the opening of said valve; a tube connecting the inside' of-said bottle with the outside atmosphere through a cock; said liquidholding bottle being suspended within said outside case by a tube from the top of samesubstantially as set forth.

1.7. In the construction of a vessel for holding liquid airor other liquid gases, the liquidholding bottle and a vacuum or partial-vacuum insulating-space, inclosed by an air-tight case, surrounding or inclosing said liquidholding bottle, reinforced by downward and upward refrigeratng air-passages outsideof and around said airtight vacuum inclosing case, said refrige'rating passages being connected together and forming continuous conduits for passage of expanded cold air from the liquid-holding bottle to the atmosphere,

but saiddownward and said upward part of said refrigerat-ing air-passages being separated from each other by a wall of Wood ber or other material of low heat conductivity, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 16th day of December, 1899,

in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

i Y JAS. F. PLACE. Witnesses: Y J. M. DooLIT'rLE,

CLARENCE PLACE. 

